Wrongful Death

An appeals court in Alabama ruled that a man accused of sexually assaulting a college student who later died by suicide can be sued for wrongful death, finding that suicide arising from an alleged sexual assault does not “absolve the alleged assailant of liability.”

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An appeals court in Alabama ruled that a man accused of sexually assaulting a college student who later killed herself can be sued for wrongful death, finding that suicide arising from an alleged sexual assault does not “absolve the alleged assailant of liability.”

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights

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